To be fair, English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word "fly" signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.
—from The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way, a book by Bill Bryson
Active since April 3, 2015.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7016. | John (friendlyfirex) | 86.60 | 92% | 2016-09-21 |
| 7017. | Adrian (adikid89) | 86.60 | 95% | 2016-04-22 |
| 7018. | John (thefiretyper) | 86.59 | 95% | 2022-06-16 |
| 7019. | Masatoshio (masatoshio) | 86.59 | 96% | 2021-03-03 |
| 7020. | Absolut (rluyen) | 86.59 | 98% | 2016-08-13 |
| 7021. | Rachelle (persimmon) | 86.59 | 98% | 2015-11-21 |
| 7022. | Alio (ali00o) | 86.59 | 85% | 2017-01-24 |
| 7023. | Jung (hannumberone) | 86.59 | 97% | 2020-12-10 |
| 7024. | 2cgucdhk (2cgucdhk) | 86.58 | 98% | 2020-07-29 |
| 7025. | Jamo (thewindy) | 86.58 | 97% | 2022-04-13 |
| 7026. | Walter (kair0z) | 86.58 | 98% | 2019-11-13 |
| 7027. | nidzaaa (nidzaaa) | 86.57 | 95.8% | 2025-01-24 |
| 7028. | Bhans (bhans1) | 86.57 | 99% | 2016-10-26 |
| 7029. | Ethan (ethene) | 86.57 | 97.2% | 2024-10-09 |
| 7030. | Tom (traptor7) | 86.57 | 98% | 2020-09-23 |
| 7031. | Ha-Duong (cmpitg) | 86.57 | 94% | 2015-07-21 |
| 7032. | Kingdomfight (kingdomfight) | 86.56 | 97.7% | 2025-02-15 |
| 7033. | Reaching (breakingpoint1) | 86.56 | 95.6% | 2025-02-23 |
| 7034. | Chris (chrisliu555) | 86.56 | 99% | 2020-02-08 |
| 7035. | W (weswanders) | 86.56 | 97% | 2020-04-19 |
| 7036. | A (unclepecos25) | 86.55 | 96% | 2022-11-21 |
| 7037. | Ivan (stelum) | 86.55 | 99% | 2017-05-16 |
| 7038. | Shakespeare (ib_ra_heem_22) | 86.54 | 98.1% | 2025-02-04 |
| 7039. | Shaun (shaunlooi) | 86.54 | 98% | 2022-06-07 |
| 7040. | Tatsuya (zane404) | 86.54 | 95.9% | 2021-02-13 |
| 7041. | Gene (alterra_au) | 86.54 | 98% | 2021-04-10 |
| 7042. | Eric (qwarts) | 86.54 | 94.9% | 2021-02-05 |
| 7043. | SomeGuy (hexadecimal101) | 86.54 | 96% | 2020-09-18 |
| 7044. | Markus (mackanbreh) | 86.54 | 90% | 2016-06-04 |
| 7045. | I (eatmypoopoo) | 86.54 | 98% | 2018-04-11 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |